Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve
Founded in 1985
It is the Chinese mainland coastline and the Asian continental shelf
The only national turtle nature reserve
Known locally as "Turtle Bay"
For more than 30 years
A litter of captive-bred hatchlings
From here to the sea
△ Green sea turtle
Sea turtles are one of the oldest creatures on Earth
Long
Due to marine pollution, overfishing, etc
The habitat of sea turtles is seriously threatened
More than 30 years ago
Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve
's research team began to study
Artificial hatching of sea turtles and collection and release of young turtles
Today, the sanctuary is inside the turtle breeding base
Thousands of turtles of all sizes live
In a natural state of breeding
The survival rate of sea turtles is only about one in a thousand
To protect this ancient marine animal
The staff also acted as "turtle babysitters"
Carefully care for the healthy growth of each baby turtle
△Sea Turtle Rescue Center
Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve
Li Manwen, a technician at the Authority, said
In order for turtles to thrive
At present, artificial breeding must be relied upon
When captive-bred turtles grow up
When you have the ability to survive independently
Protected areas send them back to the ocean
△ Green sea turtles return to the sea
Turtles before being returned
To implant a chip logo on the body
Install a micro-tracker
for the better
Monitor their survival and migration routes
To assess the effects of proliferation and release
According to statistics
More than 60,000 sea turtles have been returned to the reserve
Why do turtles love this bay?
Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve
In 2002, it was included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance
Herbaceous vegetation on the sandy beaches of the area
There are mainly thick vine, milk beans and maize
Female turtles prefer to lay their eggs at the junction of sand and grass
Turtle Bay can be a mother turtle
Provides a quiet claustrophobic spawning environment
At the same time, the nearby sea area under the reef
There are marine algae such as sargassum, seaweed, and ulva
Constitutes a thick seagrass layer
It is not only a food that herbivores such as turtles love to eat
They are also sea turtles and various marine creatures
Good shelter and perch
Comprehensive: CCTV News, Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Administration, Huizhou Release, Huidong Release, etc
Source: Voice of the Greater Bay Area